Edition No. 115
Arts and Culture
After being closed for a few months, the Motown Museum in Detroit is ready to resume immersive and interactive tours.
Community and Family
Gather the family for an event that goes toward a good cause- packaging food with Kids Coalition Against Hunger at The War Memorial.
Renovated and expanded Motown Museum reopens
Motown Museum reopened last week, once again offering immersive and interactive tours.
Guests will be transported through time while viewing curated exhibits, the actual apartment Berry Gordy lived in with his family during the label’s earliest days, along with original recording equipment and the legendary Studio A, the recording studio where Motown artists recorded some of the greatest songs of all time from 1959 to 1972. Each tour is led by a knowledgeable guide, who will share the interesting history, fascinating anecdotes and captivating stories that all took place at Hitsville U.S.A., now home to Motown Museum.
Museum guests will also see ongoing construction on the museum’s campus as the highly anticipated $65 million expansion project continues toward completion of Phase 3.
For more information on the museum and to book a tour, check out the button below.
The War Memorial partners with local church for packaging effort
The need to feed is constant for one organization.
Grosse Pointe Memorial Church is hosting a packaging event with Kids Coalition Against Hunger on Saturday, March 18.
Three shifts of packaging will take place in The Alger Center at The War Memorial- 10 a.m. to noon, noon to 2 p.m., and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The goal is to package over 75,000 meals.
Sue Acton, coordinator of outreach ministries at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, said the church is hoping to have 150 volunteers per shift. To register to volunteer, click here.
Kids Coalition Against Hunger is a 501©3 humanitarian food aid organization. Its mission is to significantly reduce the number of undernourished children locally and around the world. The meals are packaged by volunteers and delivered to starving people with the help of the coalition’s worldwide partners.
“The first year we partnered with the coalition was 2014,” Acton said. “We started very small with 10,000 meals. Then it got to over 150,000 meals. We love to support local and worldwide efforts. The coalition really believes in feeding people around the world and around the corner.”
This year’s packaging marks the first year the church has done it since 2020. It also will be the first time The War Memorial has teamed up with the church for this endeavor.
To learn more and to sign up to volunteer, click on the button below.
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